Hogan: Drubbing Dubs was perfect response

KILKENNY didn’t give much truck to the merchants of doom after their league final loss and they aren’t paying much more attention to the garlands being thrown their way after their destruction of Dublin in Sunday’s Leinster final.

There was a general expectation that the pendulum had swung in Kilkenny’s favour even before the weekend’s events but no-one predicted Brian Cody’s side would avenge a 12-point defeat with an 11-point victory.

“It was the response we were all looking for after the league final,” said captain Brian Hogan.